Great replies, thanks.
It's apparent that my Lantana, 2005 model, was either built wrong or built to different specs. I'm the second owner so I don't expect the Warranty to cover the issue. My wife thinks that the opening is 36" and if we can reroute the plumbing and pull out the baseboards we can squeeze a full size refrigerator in there.
If you haven't looked for a new refrigerator lately it's amazing what a couple of more inches in width can get you. The original refrigerator is a side by side and the freezer side is only about 10" wide inside so lots of things won't fit and we want to get rid of it.
We've only been here a couple of weeks and remodeling the kitchen wasn't on our to-do list, but it's working its way to the top now!
I think my next post will be a request for a handyman recommendation.